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HARRY PORTER, OF INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS.

REVOLVING HOTEL-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 265,862, dated Octoberl0, 1882,

` Application tiled May 26, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, HARRY PORTER, ofIndependence, in the county ot Montgomery and State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in RevolvingHotel-Registers; and l do hereby declare that the following is afull,clear,and exact description of the invention, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apartof this specication, and in which-.

Figure l is a perspective view, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal verticalsection.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both thegures.

My invention contemplates certain improvements in hotel desks andregisters; and it rangeinentof parts of a revolving desk oi'writing-stand which is provided with a revolving 1 egister,substantially as hereinafter more fully .st-t forth, and particularlypointed out in the claim. j

In the accompanying drawings, A represents thedeskstand or base, whichhasa shouldered stud or pivot, B.

(l is the desk-frame, the lower cross-piece, C', of which has a circularbearing-plate, D, provided with a sleeve, D, to receive the pivot B.

Journaled in the sides of the desk-frame are the rollers D, E, F, G andH, the first one of which is hung in the lower or forward end of' thedesk. Rollers E and F arejournaled parallel to each other in the backpart of the desk,

and have intermeshing gear-wheels I K at one end. Between and aboverollers E and Fis journaled thespring tension-roller G, in front ofwhich is the guideroller H.

L is an apron, made of paper or other suitable material, one end ofwhich is suitably attached to roller E and the other end to roller F.This apron is passed around roller D in the forward part of the desk,then up through a narrow slit in the desk-frame, up along thedesk-incline (which may be suitably bolstered or padded to afford a goodwriting-surface) between parallel guide-strips M M, then down through aslit in the top ofthe desk-frame and over the guide-roller H, from whichthe apron passes around the tension-roller Gto roller E, to which it issecured. This roller may be turned to move the apron, as occasiondemands, by a key inserted upon the projecting l stem or stud N, and asthe gear-wheel or pinion I of the roller E meshes with pinion K ofroller Fit follows that by rotating one both are rotated inoppositedirections,so as to wind the apron 01T' one roller and upon theother, and vice versa, according tothe direction in which roller E isturned.

If desired, the shaft of roller F may be pro-v vided with the key-stud Nfor operating the rollers and apron.

The function of the tension-roller G, operating in conjunction with theguide-roller H, is to keep the apron L perfectly straight, smooth, andwithout wrinkles. To this end it (roller G). is hung in slotted bearingsO, which are pivoted in the sides ofthe desk-frame, one on each side.The journals ot' roller G are inserted into these adjustable slottedbearings, and are connected by coiled springs P to the cross-piece U. Itfollows that springs P exert a downward tendency or pull upon roller Gagainst the apron L passing around it, so as to draw the latter tightlyacross the several `rollers and prevent all slack and wrinkling.

The apron L is suitably ruled to serve as a hotel-register, and isadjusted by the clerk in the manner described as its exposed surfacebecomes gradually filled up with names. The body of the desk is providedwith the usual compartments for cards, notepaper, envelopes, matches,and writing-utensils, and may be provided with means for the displayofbusinesscards and advertisements.

It is obvious that my invention is applicable to other purposes thanthat of a hotel-register; and instead of making the apron L awriting-surface, it may be covered with advertisements, so asto serve asan adjustable means for the display of advertisements.

Having thus described my invention, I cla-iin and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States- A desk or hotel-register providedwith the rollers D, E, F, G, and H, arranged and operating as described,in combination with the continuous apron L, as and for the purpose shownand set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afxed mysignature in presence ot' two witnesses.

HARRY PORTER.

Witnesses:

ELI W. BENWAY, J oHN Fowsr.

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